Empathy is a simple but profound mechanism for building social cohesion, says @claireadida.bsky.social of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social. Using quantitative and field methods, Adida studies what creates or dissolves cohesion, and how that can be used to inform better policymaking.

The course “Silicon Valley & The U.S. Government” allows students and the public to hear directly from founders and innovators about how Silicon Valley and the U.S. government are deeply intertwined: ow.ly/fUn650XmMO3

Meet the MIP Class of 2027: Paulina Montgomery has a background in history, but her focus is on the future. As a student in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, she's finding ways to improve the policies and protocols governing defense technology, particularly in the domain of space.

As drones become a ubiquitous part of war, Rose Gottemoeller of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social says steps need to be taken now to prevent them from becoming a new means to deliver nuclear weapons: ow.ly/K7Yx50Xli7a

To create abundance for citizens, @frankfukuyama.bsky.social says democracies need systems that: ▪️ Operate at a large scale ▪️ Are resistant to capture by interest groups ▪️ Facilitate decision-making in efficient time frames ▪️ Have public, deliberative input Read more: ow.ly/Q52n50Xk6nq

Next Tuesday is Stanford's fifth annual Democracy Day! On 11/4, there will be programming across campus to encourage civic engagement, including an event with @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars at 3:00pm in Encina Hall. Registration is required. ow.ly/Cov950Xjra4

“Sometimes, you can move the needle in the right direction." @amyzegart.bsky.social reflects on her career studying the implications of technology on national security and pushing for better education and accountability in the intelligence and policy communities. ow.ly/PCfy50Xk6kV

OUT TODAY! My new book, Autocrats vs. Democrats, looks at the challenges posed by autocratic Russia and China and explains how/why the U.S. must lead the democratic world in response. In stores and online: www.harpercollins.com/products/autocrats-vs-democrats-michael-mcfaul?variant=43731712606242

Japan has appointed its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. @aparc.stanford.edu Director Kiyoteru Tsutsui discusses Takaichi’s background and rise to power, her cabinet choices, and what they signal for Japan's future. Watch it here ↘️ ow.ly/A3U650XiGV7

🗓️ Mark your calendars! The 2025 Drell Lecture will be October 29th with speaker Jill Hruby. RSVP for event at the link below ⤵️ cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/drell...

WATCH: Climate change, AI competition, Middle East security, democratic backsliding, and the war in Ukraine are real challenges, but FSI scholars have ideas on how to address them. w/ Profs. @mcfaulmike.bsky.social, @marshallburke.bsky.social, Larry Diamond, Colin Kahl, Steve Pifer & Or Rabinowitz.

Research by Hongbin Li into China's unprecedented expansion of higher education shows how education policy in one country can directly reshape the academic and economic landscape of another. 📄 READ MORE: ow.ly/Z1y650XgIIA

The new Democracy Action Lab (DAL) @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social will apply cutting-edge research towards developing practical applications for confronting global democratic backsliding, revitalizing civic life and engagement, and defending democracy worldwide. ow.ly/bvbO50XfTVC

🗓️ EVENT ALERT | Oct. 22, 4:00pm PT Scholars from @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and the Democracy Action Lab (DAL) explore why some democracies erode while others endure. ☑️ In-person seating available for Stanford affiliates; open to the public via Zoom. ow.ly/N0us50XbQcy

We were glad to engage with so many alumni at Reunion Homecoming 2025! From @mcfaulmike.bsky.social's book talk, to the alumni reception in the Encina Courtyard, and our panel on global threats, thanks to everyone who made it a great weekend.

A big thanks to all the alumni who came out to hear FSI Director @mcfaulmike.bsky.social discuss his new book AUTOCRATS VS. DEMOCRATS at @Stanford's 2025 Reunion Homecoming! To get your own copy, visit: ow.ly/f5fu50XcMIm

On @cnn.com, Rose Gottemoeller of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social explains where the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine stand on potential negotiations as President Trump prepares to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. ow.ly/piNQ50XcAYt

Are you a Stanford alum coming to Reunion Homecoming this weekend? Check out FSI's events! ▪️ OCT 17 — Book talk w/ @mcfaulmike.bsky.social ▪️ OCT 17 — Encina reception ▪️ OCT 18 — Global Threats panel w/ Profs. McFaul, @larrydiamond.bsky.social, @marshallburke.bsky.social, Kahl, Pifer, & Rabinowitz.

'Workslop' is on the rise, and it's starting to cause serious issues with productivity. Researchers from @techimpactpolicy.bsky.social and Betterup Labs look at why this is happening and what can be done to keep poorly applied AI from running amok in the workplace. ow.ly/PFp550XbQQl

Welcome to the Class of 2027 of the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) program. The cohort is 22 students strong and joins us from 13 countries and regions from around the world. ow.ly/xbgC50XaTUc

"What is going on in South Korea is often a precursor of what happens elsewhere in the world," says Sojung Lim, an attendee at the 4th International Conference on the Sociology of Korea, hosted this year by @aparc.stanford.edu at @Stanford. ow.ly/BH4a50X4KLm

Analysis from @marshallburke.bsky.social confirms that ambient temperature is among the largest external threats to human health, and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in both the U.S. and EU. 📄 READ THE PAPER: ow.ly/ufQH50X8C2y

As the world’s health systems face complex and interconnected challenges, @aparc.stanford.edu visiting scholar Sung Sup Ra has five suggestions for reforms he believes will help build and bolster global resilience. fsi.stanford.edu/news/global-...

Professor @mcfaulmike.bsky.social, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, offers key takeaways from his new book, Autocrats versus Democrats: China, Russia, America and the New Global Disorder, available starting Oct. 28.

Putin has offered to extend the New START Treaty for an additional year beyond its 2026 expiration date if the U.S. elects to do the same. Is this a deal Washington should take? Steve Pifer of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social weighs in on the pros and cons ↘️ ow.ly/sxSt50X7oPr

Technology and the internet are the driving forces behind today's global populism and the particular form it has taken in the modern era, writes @frankfukuyama.bsky.social in Persuasion. ow.ly/h0p650X6tA7

TRAGEDY, TRIUMPH, OR BOTH? ISRAEL AFTER TWO YEARS OF WAR 🗓️ Monday, Oct. 6, 10:00am PT Join @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social and Nadav Eyal for a discussion on the major shifts in Israel, the region, and in global geopolitics in the two years since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. ow.ly/nJPX50X2uhA

Ahead of a leadership shakeup in Japan's current ruling party, @dcsneider.bsky.social examines the potential front runners and how their politics may impact Japan-Korea relations: ow.ly/QQfO50X422o

With the start of a new academic year, @mcfaulmike.bsky.social reflects on 30 years of teaching @stanford.edu, how he encourages critical thinking and nuance in classroom discussions, and what he learns from his students in return. 🎒 READ MORE: ow.ly/OiEn50X4tuI

Putin may not agree that the war in Ukraine is a failure, Kathryn Stoner of @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social points out. "Ukraine has not joined NATO, and the U.S. has said that it will not. There is nothing to keep him from continuing the war," she tells @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social.

Speaking to @bostonglobe.com, @larrydiamond.bsky.social weighs in on how high-profile killings, death threats, and distrust are impacting an already tense and divided Congress and its ability to legislate. ow.ly/iQoP50X2ycp

"Workslop," or AI-generated content in the workplace that is unhelpful, incomplete, or missing context about a project, is on the rise. Jeff Hancock of @stanfordcyber.bsky.social helps explain this trend and what to do about it. ow.ly/Nr1x50X0ycU

Book talk at Georgetown Oct 8! RSVP to join @fsi.stanford.edu scholar @chenggang-xu.bsky.social for a discussion of his latest book, Institutional Genes: Origins of China's Institutions and Totalitarianism. forms.gle/gQGFNYR7RSbw...

With support from @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social scholars, Stanford students have launched Stanford Space Law and Policy Perspectives, a new publication to encourage discussion, debate, and scholarship about the rule of law beyond Earth's atmosphere. ow.ly/qBSu50X1CAT

In their latest working paper, the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions offers their recommendations for what can be done to bring Russia to the negotiating table to establish a ceasefire in Ukraine. 📄 READ HERE: ow.ly/3fmS50WZLmA

A new study led by @marshallburke.bsky.social estimates that wildfire smoke emissions caused 41,380 excess deaths per year from 2011 to 2020, and rising temperatures could increase U.S. deaths from wildfire smoke more than 70% by 2050. ow.ly/RAp050WYWia

Every year, the gaokao test determines the future of millions of students and their families in China. Read more in a special brief from the Stanford Center on China's Economy and Institutions about how the test impacts lives, the economy, and culture in China and abroad. ow.ly/B4me50WYiM6

Unless Nayib Bukele's model of governance is challenged, Beatriz Magaolni and @adiazcayeros.bsky.social warn that the state repression and democratic regression seen in El Salvador will spread and reshape the political landscape of Latin America for generations. ow.ly/A4S350WY0Ej

You've heard of NATO's Article 5...but what about Article 4? Rose Gottemoeller of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social joined @npr.org to discuss what Article 4 is, why Poland invoked it, and what its use means for the war in Ukraine and NATO's relationship with Russia. ow.ly/coE050WWxXv

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"Stronger community and citizenship can pave the way for building infrastructure, while infrastructure can help to build community. It is a middle path by which liberalism can build things once again," writes @frankfukuyama.bsky.social.

Writing for @theatlantic.com, @amyzegart.bsky.social reflected on how her discussions with students about national security, intelligence, and the complexities of foreign policy have changed since 9/11: ow.ly/89uM50WUSq2

Research from Jasmine English, a postdoc @stanfordcddrl.bsky.social, indicates that actions taken by police during a protest can be more influential in shaping the public perception of social justice movements than the tactics and behaviors of the protesters themselves. ow.ly/sUxm50WU2QN

🏆 On Oct 7 @ noon PT, join us in celebrating @netranews.bsky.social, Bangladesh’s premier investigative journalism platform, winner of the 2025 Shorenstein Journalism Award. Hear founder Tasneem Khalil discuss reporting under censorship and defending democracy in Bangladesh. buff.ly/6ZCHBuL

With much of modern life dependent on satellite enabled technologies, @stanfordcisac.bsky.social honors student Isobel Porteous makes the case in @thebulletin.org for why stronger political and technical verification mechanisms will help keep space nuclear weapons-free. ow.ly/zSjW50WTxRA

“Stanford provides an unparalleled setting for rigorous, interdisciplinary engagement with the thorniest questions of international law and policy” Tom Dannenbaum, expert on laws of war, joins Stanford Law School and @fsi.stanford.edu in joint appointment. law.stanford.edu/press/tom-da...

The one-child policy had a marked impact on the China's fertility, but it only accounts for some of country's fertility decline since the 1980s. Learn how researchers at the Center on China's Economy and Institutions are accounting for the other sources of decline.

There isn't one AI race underway, but several, FSI Senior Fellow Colin Kahl told colleagues at @stanfordhai.bsky.social, and understanding the nature and challenges of each is critical if the U.S. is to remain robust in global competition.

Please join us in welcoming Tom Dannenbaum to CISAC as the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security! In addition to his appointment at CISAC, Dannenbaum will serve as a professor of law at Stanford Law School. cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/news/tom-dan...

Applications are now open for @aparc.stanford.edu 2026-2028 fellowships! Browse the suite of options in Asia health policy, Japan studies, contemporary Asia research, and the Stanford Next Asia Policy Lab at the link. ↘️ ow.ly/GLNv50WQUkv